cddstamps on stamps

my thoughts on stamps, stamp collecting, philately in general and maybe a few other topics !

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Hello, yes I am back. I finally found a stamp to write about. Nothing special to many of you maybe, but I cannot find it in my new SG New Zealand catalogue.

Tarapex '86 is the inscription as you can see. I can find Tarapex 2008 and '98 but nothing in 1986.

Why I wonder? Am I being really dumb? Don't answer that! Surely someone can tell me. A little gift of some New Zealand stamps to the first answer to cddstamps@gmail.com if you send me your mailing address as well.

And for my NewZealand collectors I just finished loading more lovely NZ issues up to 1988 in my bidStart Store here Nearly 3000 NZ lots to chose from. Fill a few gaps in your collection at very competitive prices.

Saturday, May 09, 2015

Hello again. Ceylon tonight. I was hoping to have a busy stamp weekend, and so far Saturday has nearly disappeared on me and only now am I getting round to looking at these stamps late in the evening. Lots of variety to look at in the GV and GVI I have here with me.

If you collect Ceylon Edward VII, GV or GVI and have some gaps in your collection, then give me a few weeks and check out mybidStart store as I will be listing them. Nice quality I might add.

The above is a MVLH ( Mint Very Light Hinge - in fact I only saw the faintest hinge trace when looking under my spotlight and I would make a guess that 9 times out of ten this would be sold on many sites as MUH (Mint Unhinged)

It is SG 394d. With perf 11 x 11½ There are 6 perforation varieties I am aware of. Anyway this copy is catalogued at £6 in my 2013 SG Commonwealth and British Empire catalogue. Always worth checking these carefully. Had this had the watermark variety, missing A in CA, it would have had a catalogue value of £1400. I have some more to check. Like winning the lottery but more fun to play.

Enjoy your stamps, and don't be shy, Have a look at my bidStart sales, Fill a few gaps in your collection at very competitive prices. All orders of 10 stamps or more, of any value, this month will get a philatelic present from me. It is my birthday month and I want to share that with you.